2-2-2 keg to bottles

[jodithegoat]

Hi
Another question

2-2-2
Rule
So 2 weeks in the ferm stage
Transfer to barrel for 2 weeks
Then can I transfer to bottles to condition ??
For 2 weeks

I understand I can leave for longer ??

Cheers again for your answers

[6470zzy]

If your intention is to bottle the lot then you should just transfer from the fermenter to a bottling bucket and bottle from there. I don't think that you will want to be bottling from a pressure barrel that has been sat for two weeks.

Cheers

[jodithegoat]

Hi
It's more to do with space ::
Was thinking of bottleing after 4 weeks so we can move to a cooler
Place and then I could take half to my house
Cos we are brewing in his house

[Bad 'Ed]

If you want a 222 rule, it would be:
2 weeks fermenting;
2 weeks in the bottle carbonating; and
2 weeks in the cold for the beer to absorb the co2 and mature.

You can't carbonate in a barrel and then bottle unless you have some specialist equipment.

[jodithegoat]

Cheers
Sorry about questions
Just starting out
So am totally new to this

So what's the barrel with a tap that come with the starter kits
Used for ??

[bquiggerz]

It's used to drink from, basically a cheap keg like container.

Happy brewing,

Ben.